Safe maternity day: no woman should die while the Minister of Health of Health is given … launches new maternal health policies

Safe maternity day: no woman should die while the Minister of Health of Health is given

… launches new maternal health policies

Abuja (basic reporter) in line with the renewed agenda of the hope of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the federal ministry of health and social well -being, in order to curb the maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria have launched a suite of national policies and guidelines aimed at transforming the results of maternal health throughout the country.

Speaking to a briefing for ministerial printing to commemorate the day of safe motherhood of 2025 in Abuja on Tuesday 16 April 2027, the coordinated minister of health and social well -being, prof. Mohammed Ali Pate has declared that no woman should die while giving life and that safe birth must become a national guarantee not a play.

According to the minister, “our theme this year,” innovating for the safest birth: a collective responsibility for the fall of maternal mortality “, is an invitation to action for each stakeholder.

“No woman should die giving life and no child should be born in preventable suffering,” said the minister. “Safe motherhood is not simply a health agenda, it is a moral imperative and a critical measure of our national progress.

“We have expanded health insurance Coveralge in an unprocendaded manner Strengthening of National Emergency Medical Services and Stamlance System and About 23 States Have Been Empaneled. We Are Scaling Up Free Cemonc Services for Indigent and the Vulnerable Population Free Fistula Program: Free Fistula Repair, Care and Transportation Currently Being implemented in 15 facilities.

At the highest point of the event, Professor Pate launched six new national policy and training documents designed to standardize treatments and improve maternal health services at national level. These include:

Safe maternity strategy (2024-2028): a national travel table to reduce maternal deaths; Guidelines for the management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH); Preeclampsia and eclampsia guidelines; Essential manuals of gynecological skills; RMNCAEH+N Quality Strategy of Cure; and national training manual on Ostula Ostula management.

The minister said: “These documents reflect our government’s commitment to build a resistant health system focused on people who anticipate and prevents maternal and infant emergencies”.

He also highlighted the main steps from the initiative for renewal investments in the health sector, including: reinforced primary health care delivery; Access expanded to qualified birth assistants; Free fistula care in 15 centers; Free emergency obstetric care relationship (Cemonc); Wider health insurance coverage; and the operation of medical emergency services in 23 states.

“These reforms are already producing improved health indicators in different states,” he observed, adding that the government remains resolute in ensuring that maternal assistance reaches the poorest and most vulnerable populations.

However, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health Daju Kacholl, who was strongly represented at the event by one of the directors of the Ministry, underlined that the day of safe motherhood was not only a day of reflection, but a moment for action and renewed partnerships.

He said: “Mternal mortality is not just a statistics, it is a personal tragedy and a call to strengthen our systems,” he said. “Our slogan,” care for mothers, Hope for children “, reminds us that the health of mothers is the basis of healthier generations”.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the Ministry for respectful, inclusive and accessible maternal health care, in particular in the underground rural communities.

By calling the parties affected by the governors and traditional sovereigns to the leaders of the community and to the private sector partners, the coordinated minister urged the collective property of the national agenda for maternal health.

“Make sure no woman dies while she gives life. Let every child born in Nigeria do their first breath safely and hope,” he said.